Excerpt & Giveaway for Various States of Undress by Laura Simcox

Various States of Undress: Virginia Various States of Undress # 2 By: Laura Simcox
Releasing October 7th, 2014
Avon: Impulse

When the president's daughter risks everything with her sexy new boss, they're bound to find themselves in Various States of Undress!If she had it her way, Virginia Fulton—daughter of the President of the United States—would spend more time dancing in Manhattan's nightclubs than working in its skyscrapers. Tired of dodging paparazzi, she needs a change. And a real chance. So when she finds herself in the arms of sexy, persuasive Dexter Cameron, who presents her with the opportunity of a lifetime, Virginia sees it as a sign … but can she take it without losing her heart?CEO-to-be Dexter Cameron knows he's taking a risk by hiring a stylish party girl to jumpstart his family's legacy department store. But the president's gorgeous daughter has her thumb on the pulse of Manhattan, and the partnership seems like a win-win … until Dex discovers that his goals now include more than securing the corner office—they include Virginia herself. Dex must decide: does he make a move up the ladder? Or on the girl of his dreams?

“Yeah,
I was up early, so I thought—why wait until this afternoon, you know? I
brought my plans.” Virginia patted the laptop bag slung over her
shoulder and willed herself to calm down.

Dex touched the small of her back. “I have a proposal for you. Let’s go to your office.”

If
the proposal involved him laying her down on the top of the gigantic
desk and... “Stop,” she mouthed to herself and allowed him to guide her
through the doorway.

She set her bag on the edge of
the desk, sat on the sofa and crossed her legs. “What do you have in
mind?” Dex sat on the coffee table, facing her. “I want you to be the
face of Lilah’s.”

Virginia chewed her lower lip and
thought. Appearing in the ads to promote her own work? Kind of genius.
Plus, it would be a kick to see her smiling face plastered on the side
of a bus instead of her plastered face in the pages of the Post. “I am
flattered.”

“Is that a yes?”

“As long as you don’t expect me to wear something from our Lilah’s sales floor as is.”

He grinned. “No support hose for you?”

“What do you think?”

“Hmm.”
He touched her bare knee lightly, and her skin started tingling. “No.
We can skip the hose.” He ran a hand down her calf and traced a pattern
on her ankle with a fingertip. “Oh, goose bumps. Maybe you need a house
coat? We’ve got some lovely floral samples downstairs. They have snaps.”
He tried to keep a straight face, but the corners of his lips began to
twitch, emphasizing the dimples in his lean cheeks.

Oh,
God, she loved those dimples. She wanted to give them little licks.
“Maybe you need to stop with the fashion suggestions and . . . uh . . .”

“And?” he prompted, his fingers tracing over her toes.

“Dex, you’re distracting me.”

“I hope so.” He chuckled. “What were you going to say? Was it about clothes?”

She had no clue. But she did have an idea—it came to her suddenly.

“Spend
a day shopping with me.” She peered at him, waiting for his reaction,
and she wasn’t disappointed. His eyes widened for a second; then a deep
groan came out of his mouth.

“I’m a CEO in training, not a personal shopper. You’ll load me down like a pack mule.”

“Yes I will, but that’s not the point. First thing tomorrow, you need to learn how and why women shop.”

“And we’ll go until . . . ?” A fearful look crossed his face.

She
giggled again and reached out to pat his knee. “Until I’m satisfied.”
Dex raised an eyebrow, and she snatched her hand back. “I mean . . . oh,
get out of here. Go back to your office.”

“Can’t I at least attempt a bad joke first?” He grinned but stood up.

“No.”

“Ah,
well, I’ll go then.” He stretched. “But I do want you to know that I’m
only interested in your complete and total satisfaction,” he said in a
low voice.

“Ha, ha. Complete and total mean the same
thing, by the way.” She looked up at him, trying to keep the
breathlessness out of her voice.

“Exactly, sweetheart.
And I wasn’t really joking because we both want the same thing.” With
another grin, he straightened his tie and walked out.

Author Info:

After spending years in professional theater as a costume designer, Laura Simcox eased out of the hectic whirlwind of opening nights and settled in a comfy desk chair to write romance. She believes that life is too short not to appreciate heartwarming, quirky humor and her novels are lighthearted journeys into the happily-ever-after. She lives in North Carolina with her true love and adorable little son.

Laura Simcox, author of the fabulous VARIOUS STATES OF UNDRESS series, wants your help for the next installment of VSOU: Georgia! Simcox concludes her fun, flirty Various States of Undress series featuring three presidential daughters with the tale of love at the ballgame.

Each sister in the three story series has been given a nickname from her Secret Service agents. VSOU: Carolina was lovingly called Care Bear and VSOU: Virginia was nicknamed Candy Cane.

Laura would love readers to suggest a nickname for the last of the President's daughters! Help decide what the Secret Service should dub Georgia, the sexy intellectual of the three!

*****If your nickname is chosen for VSOU: Georgia, Laura will include your name in her personal acknowledgments in the book, and you will receive a free copy of the first two books in her series!*****

FUN FACT: Historically, all First Family code names begin with the same letter. The Obama's are Renegade, Renaissance, Radiance and Rosebud.